European Forum Alpbach

The SR Health at the European Forum Alpbach (EFA) 2019

took place on 20/08/2019 at 09:30.

Thematically linked to the plenary session, the Climate and Energy Fund is organising the
Break-Out Session: "Our Health Caught Between the Climate Crisis and Demographics" (16:00 – 17:30)

A healthy lifestyle is the key to wellbeing and a major relief for the environment. Heat, allergens, and air pollution — compounded by demographic developments — call for concrete action. How can synergies between health and climate policy be created?

Speakers:

Welcome: Ingmar Höbarth
Keynote: Willi Haas
Speakers:
- Hans-Peter Hutter
- Helga Weiss
- Isabella Uhl-Hädicke
- Daniela Jacob

Moderation: Katja Hoyer

About the Alpbach Health Talks:

The overarching theme of "Freedom and Security" raises plenty of questions in the context of healthcare: How can we maintain our solidarity-based health systems in the face of costly diagnostics and medicines? What ethical questions arise when an algorithm decides whether patients undergo surgery or not? How do we prepare for increasingly frequent extreme weather events and their health impacts? What innovations are there in the area of inclusion and support for people with mental illness?

Make_shift

Under the title 'Make_shift', a high-level leadership seminar will take place in Alpbach for the first time from 25 to 27 August 2019, focusing on mega-trends and innovation management. CCCA is one of the strategic partners for this innovative format. The event will be held in English. You can find more information at: https://www.alpbach.org/de/campus/make_shift/

That was the European Forum Alpbach 2018

From Talk to Action – CCCA at the Political Discussions in Alpbach 2018

Under the motto "Are you acting or reacting? Countering climate change through new partnerships", CCCA organised a lively and engaging break-out session at the European Forum Alpbach. In it, experts worked together with committed international students to develop ideas for concrete steps that can be taken within one's own sphere of influence towards climate change adaptation and emissions reduction.

The dialogue was sparked by Elisabeth Blanik (Mayor, City of Lienz), Johann Prammer (Director of Environmental Management, voestalpine GmbH) and Ola Altera (Director, Swedish Climate Policy Council): using good practice examples, they highlighted what is already being done today in municipalities, business, and politics on the topic of climate change.

The dialogue was further enriched by the expertise of Gerhard Wotawa, Karl Steininger, Eva Schulev-Steindl, Günther Emberger, and Sybille Chiari.

Concrete ideas for a follow-up emerged on topics including transport in the city of Lienz and sustainable tourism, developed together with Florian Werner (Vice President, Austrian Hotel Association).

Sybille Chiari (BOKU) and Isabella Uhl-Hädicke (University of Salzburg) gathered their impressions and conclusions in a user comment for Der Standard: "Climate targets: 'Green' solutions with a feel-good factor won't be enough"

APA report on the breakout session